Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3

Affected: IC 14-37

Sec. 70. "Hydraulic fracturing" means the process of pumping fluid into a closed well bore with sufficient downhole pressure to crack or fracture the formation, allowing the injection of a proppant into the fractures, thereby creating a high-permeability plane through which fluids can flow.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-2-70; filed Dec 1, 2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20171227-IR- 312160230FRA; readopted filed Jan 17, 2023, 1:53 p.m.: 20230215-IR-312220328RFA)